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    • Lake Tekapo tsunami sign, New Zealand with lupins & lake behind
    Rights: V Bootham Published 6 October 2021 Size: 1.4 MB Referencing Hub media

    The threat of tsunamis does not just apply to our coasts – lakes can also be vulnerable to tsumanis caused by earthquakes or landslides.

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